Spanish sculptor donates bronze sculpture for wine festival

Crews from Artex, a fine art service, install a 2,000-pound, bronze sculpture on the lawn of the Ritz-Carlton Golf Resort on Tuesday in Naples. The sculpture, titled Reina Mariana, stands eight-feet high based on a portrait of Mariana of Austria, Queen of Spain by Diego Valazquez in Madrid's Prado Museum. The sculptor, Manolo Valdez, of Spain, has donated the sculpture to the Naples Winter Wine Festival to be auctioned off during the wine auction on Saturday. Lexey Swall/Staff

Crews from Artex, a fine art service, install a 2,000-pound, bronze sculpture on the lawn of the Ritz-Carlton Golf Resort on Tuesday in Naples. The sculpture, titled Reina Mariana, stands eight-feet high based on a portrait of Mariana of Austria, Queen of Spain by Diego Valazquez in Madrid's Prado Museum. The sculptor, Manolo Valdez, of Spain, has donated the sculpture to the Naples Winter Wine Festival to be auctioned off during the wine auction on Saturday. Lexey Swall/Staff

Crews from Artex, a fine art service, install a 2,000-pound, bronze sculpture on the lawn of the Ritz-Carlton Golf Resort on Tuesday in Naples. The sculpture, titled Reina Mariana, stands eight-feet high based on a portrait of Mariana of Austria, Queen of Spain by Diego Valazquez in Madrid's Prado Museum. The sculptor, Manolo Valdez, of Spain, has donated the sculpture to the Naples Winter Wine Festival to be auctioned off during the wine auction on Saturday. Lexey Swall/Staff

Crews from Artex, a fine art service, install a 2,000-pound, bronze sculpture on the lawn of the Ritz-Carlton Golf Resort on Tuesday in Naples. The sculpture, titled Reina Mariana, stands eight-feet high based on a portrait of Mariana of Austria, Queen of Spain by Diego Valazquez in Madrid's Prado Museum. The sculptor, Manolo Valdez, of Spain, has donated the sculpture to the Naples Winter Wine Festival to be auctioned off during the wine auction on Saturday. Lexey Swall/Staff

Crews from Artex, a fine art service, install a 2,000-pound, bronze sculpture on the lawn of the Ritz-Carlton Golf Resort on Tuesday in Naples. The sculpture, titled Reina Mariana, stands eight-feet high based on a portrait of Mariana of Austria, Queen of Spain by Diego Valazquez in Madrid's Prado Museum. The sculptor, Manolo Valdez, of Spain, has donated the sculpture to the Naples Winter Wine Festival to be auctioned off during the wine auction on Saturday. Lexey Swall/Staff

Crews from Artex, a fine art service, install a 2,000-pound, bronze sculpture on the lawn of the Ritz-Carlton Golf Resort on Tuesday in Naples. The sculpture, titled Reina Mariana, stands eight-feet high based on a portrait of Mariana of Austria, Queen of Spain by Diego Valazquez in Madrid's Prado Museum. The sculptor, Manolo Valdez, of Spain, has donated the sculpture to the Naples Winter Wine Festival to be auctioned off during the wine auction on Saturday. Lexey Swall/Staff

Crews from Artex, a fine art service, install a 2,000-pound, bronze sculpture on the lawn of the Ritz-Carlton Golf Resort on Tuesday in Naples. The sculpture, titled Reina Mariana, stands eight-feet high based on a portrait of Mariana of Austria, Queen of Spain by Diego Valazquez in Madrid's Prado Museum. The sculptor, Manolo Valdez, of Spain, has donated the sculpture to the Naples Winter Wine Festival to be auctioned off during the wine auction on Saturday. Lexey Swall/Staff

Crews from Artex, a fine art service, install a 2,000-pound, bronze sculpture on the lawn of the Ritz-Carlton Golf Resort on Tuesday in Naples. The sculpture, titled Reina Mariana, stands eight-feet high based on a portrait of Mariana of Austria, Queen of Spain by Diego Valazquez in Madrid's Prado Museum. The sculptor, Manolo Valdez, of Spain, has donated the sculpture to the Naples Winter Wine Festival to be auctioned off during the wine auction on Saturday. Lexey Swall/Staff

Crews from Artex, a fine art service, install a 2,000-pound, bronze sculpture on the lawn of the Ritz-Carlton Golf Resort on Tuesday in Naples. The sculpture, titled Reina Mariana, stands eight-feet high based on a portrait of Mariana of Austria, Queen of Spain by Diego Valazquez in Madrid's Prado Museum. The sculptor, Manolo Valdez, of Spain, has donated the sculpture to the Naples Winter Wine Festival to be auctioned off during the wine auction on Saturday. Lexey Swall/Staff

Crews from Artex, a fine art service, install a 2,000-pound, bronze sculpture on the lawn of the Ritz-Carlton Golf Resort on Tuesday in Naples. The sculpture, titled Reina Mariana, stands eight-feet high based on a portrait of Mariana of Austria, Queen of Spain by Diego Valazquez in Madrid's Prado Museum. The sculptor, Manolo Valdez, of Spain, has donated the sculpture to the Naples Winter Wine Festival to be auctioned off during the wine auction on Saturday. Lexey Swall/Staff

Crews from Artex, a fine art service, install a 2,000-pound, bronze sculpture on the lawn of the Ritz-Carlton Golf Resort on Tuesday in Naples. The sculpture, titled Reina Mariana, stands eight-feet high based on a portrait of Mariana of Austria, Queen of Spain by Diego Valazquez in Madrid's Prado Museum. The sculptor, Manolo Valdez, of Spain, has donated the sculpture to the Naples Winter Wine Festival to be auctioned off during the wine auction on Saturday. Lexey Swall/Staff

Crews from Artex, a fine art service, install a 2,000-pound, bronze sculpture on the lawn of the Ritz-Carlton Golf Resort on Tuesday in Naples. The sculpture, titled Reina Mariana, stands eight-feet high based on a portrait of Mariana of Austria, Queen of Spain by Diego Valazquez in Madrid's Prado Museum. The sculptor, Manolo Valdez, of Spain, has donated the sculpture to the Naples Winter Wine Festival to be auctioned off during the wine auction on Saturday. Lexey Swall/Staff

Crews from Artex, a fine art service, install a 2,000-pound, bronze sculpture on the lawn of the Ritz-Carlton Golf Resort on Tuesday in Naples. The sculpture, titled Reina Mariana, stands eight-feet high based on a portrait of Mariana of Austria, Queen of Spain by Diego Valazquez in Madrid's Prado Museum. The sculptor, Manolo Valdez, of Spain, has donated the sculpture to the Naples Winter Wine Festival to be auctioned off during the wine auction on Saturday. Lexey Swall/Staff

Crews from Artex, a fine art service, install a 2,000-pound, bronze sculpture on the lawn of the Ritz-Carlton Golf Resort on Tuesday in Naples. The sculpture, titled Reina Mariana, stands eight-feet high based on a portrait of Mariana of Austria, Queen of Spain by Diego Valazquez in Madrid's Prado Museum. The sculptor, Manolo Valdez, of Spain, has donated the sculpture to the Naples Winter Wine Festival to be auctioned off during the wine auction on Saturday. Lexey Swall/Staff

Crews set up lighting and sound equipment in preparation of the Naples Winter Wine Festival auction at Ritz-Carlton Golf Resort on Tuesday in Naples. Lexey Swall/Staff

Crews set up lighting and sound equipment in preparation of the Naples Winter Wine Festival auction at Ritz-Carlton Golf Resort on Tuesday in Naples. Lexey Swall/Staff